The Brewski Jubilee

There is now a Roll20 VTT Add-On for this title.

The Brewski Jubilee is a standalone adventure that can also be used as part of a downtime session in a larger campaign. It is a level 5 adventure for three to five players, but can be adjusted for different levels of play. This adventure has an estimated 3-4 hours of playtime.

Adventure Background

The Brewski Jubilee is an annual celebration that commemorates the tapping of the first keg of the season. Each year at the Brewski Jubilee, the Brewski Hopstacle Course takes place. While the course wasn’t an original part of the day’s festivities, it put the Brewski Jubilee on the map.

Adventure Hook

Olga the Obliterated has won the Hopstacle Course for the last eight years running and is looking to attempt her ninth win at tomorrow’s event. Several NPCs are interested in hiring adept adventurers to challenge her title.

Inside Includes

• An adventure outlining how the party gets involved in the Hopstacle Course, suggested NPC tactics for the course, and suggestions for scaling the adventure to match party composition
• An appendix with detailed information about each named NPC
• A classic 2D-styled map with a DM's View and a Player's View
• A modern 3D-styled map with a grid and gridless as well as a hi-res version for professional printing
• VTT tokens for all Hopstacle Course characters and creatures

This adventure was made possible, in part, by the RPG Writer Workshop.

Content Warning: Alcohol Consumption

Reviews

I ran this one-shot for a ren-faire weekend get-together, the table included someone who had never played D&D before and someone else who hadn't played in years. Even though this adventure is for level 5 characters, it was really easy for my new players to get into it as it's not a complicated story and the mechanics are flexible enough that you can keep things moving at an exciting pace. The stakes aren't high but high enough that everyone at the table wants to win this drinking competition!

And the layout is fantastic!
      — Chris F.

My players had so much fun with this. The actual obstacle course race was well thought out and it was fun to have the players make Con saves after each drink. They still talk about it as a highlight of the campaign.
      — Kandi C.

This Adventure is an ABSOLUTE delight to read and to run. Every time I have seen it played it has had different outcomes and twists - well written and memorable
      — Michael G.

I bought this adventure on a whim, so I didn't have high expectations. Nevertheless I am here to tell you that my group, a bunch of diehard D&D gamers who have been playing together since 2nd edition, enjoyed it immensely! This is particularly telling since one of the players is the type who always wants to fast-forward to the combat - but he was enjoying himself as much as anyone as the race was underway.

The NPC design is effective, with the brief descriptions of each character nevertheless providing ample personality for the DM to riff off of. The challenges in the race were varied enough that even characters who I thought would plow through the obstacles without issue still found themselves challenged by the other racers. This is exactly the kind of prewritten adventure I like to run - chock full of flavor, simple in execution, and with loads of potential hooks.
     — Daniel H.

Credits

Game & Layout Design: Kari Jo "Kage" Freudigmann
Editing: Kelly Shaver
VTT Tokens: Jen Vaughn
Cartogrpahy: Kari Jo "Kage" Freudigmann (Dungeon Scrawl, Probably Train) and Matthew Ledbetter "TheDnDad" (Dungeon Alchemist)
Playtesters: Matt Carter, Alex J. Cox, jessica ross, and Jen Vaughn

Changelog

Version 4.0 Update

This update sees some layout and accessibility updates as well as new maps and VTT tokens:

• The old printer-friendly version has been removed and the stylized PDF now includes Text, Background, and Map layer toggles
• Bookmarks have been added
• Three modern-style 3D maps have been added (grid, gridless, and hi-res for printing)
• Six VTT tokens have been added (Olga, Erdan, Nim, Baern, and two Gnoll tokens)

Version 2.0 Update

The majority of the updates for version 2.0 are minor layout and copy edits. Here are some of the larger changes:

• Printer-friendly version is now more . . . printer friendly!
• NPC Tactics have changed to give Nim more of an advantage
• Added a new picture to the stylized layout